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Pubic Sector Cuts
For those people who are interested, other governments have previously reduced huge deficits. This is how Canada did it back in 1995: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/179776- JonM
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- Forum: General Business Forum
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You're a little company, now act like one
I liked alot about the blog, but I wasn't sure about the early adopters bit - sounds risky and simplistic to me. I think that it's more important that start-ups understand their customers needs (all of them), and then tailor their offering and communications to meet that. In my experience...- JonM
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- Forum: General Business Forum
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Time Management - how do you manage yours?
"To do" lists for me. Simply list out tasks that need completing, prioritise them, and then crack on with it.- JonM
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- Forum: General Business Forum
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Charity Fundraising
To answer your questions. 1) Actually not very difficult. You should definitely adhere to the Charities Act 2006, and theoretically join the Institute of Fundraising and Fundraising Standards Board but there's nothing stopping you. 2) It depends upon many things including your offer, track...- JonM
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Election
Definitely totally last post this time. I hear what you're saying but it is worth metioning that Labour ran a public surplus between 1997 - 2002 (hence "Prudence" Brown). This was after several years of Conservative deficits in the mid 1990's. It was only after 2002 that Mr Brown let spending go... -
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Yes. In fact on digging further into these issues, I noticed that the Government are legally obliged to meet these targets under the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2010. I'm not so fool to believe everything any politician says, but you can take this one as read. It's also worth mentioning that... -
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Really interesting comment David - it's nice that someone has actually offered an alternative strategy. The problem is that your policy would have been harsh and not necessarily short-term. The situation we were facing was worse than even the mid 80's with depression looming. It's easy to talk... -
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Steve I'm pretty sure those figures are too high, but in all fairness I think that the thrust of what you are saying is correct. The current annual budget deficit is actually 11.8% of GDP, which will reduce to 5.2% of GDP by 2013/14 as I mentioned in my reply to George above. If the total debt... -
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George The government's plan is here: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/budget2010_graphics.htm. As you might expect, it's a mixture of selected tax rises and "efficiency savings". The key argument of course is whether reducing the current annual deficit of 11.8% in 2009/10 to an annual deficit of... -
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Eventually of course you are correct, and government will have to reduce the debt burden. However I would suggest to you that now is the wrong time; growth in the last quarter was 0.1% according tothe figures I've seen and we still need more time for the recovery to set in. What indeed is the... -
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This is an interesting comment, and will inevitably depend upon your point of view. I was unemployed for a few months in the recession of the early 1990's (under the Conservatives!) The benefits I then received tided me over until I was able to find work. I've now been working since those dark... -
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I suspect that we're going to have to agree to disagree. My one worry over your view is what the consequences would have been without government borrowing. We were facing serious depression, and in all fairness that hasn't happened because of what the government did. I agree that we're going... -
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Don't agree. The government are supporting the economy through a rough period and we will pay our loans back when we are more able. This is actually precisely the same strategy that many individuals and businesses adopt to get them through a rough period. What would you suggest the new...